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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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Recent reports from Duck Park Boardwalk

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

April 18

7Mallard
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
2Osprey
2American Robin
4Red-winged Blackbird

April 17

1Northern Shoveler
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Northern Flicker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Song Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
9Common Grackle
2Prothonotary Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
6Canada Goose
2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Willet
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Laughing Gull
15Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2American Crow
2Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Swamp Sparrow
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

April 16

1Mourning Dove
1Belted Kingfisher
8Cedar Waxwing

April 15

1Lesser Black-backed Gull
6Forster's Tern
2Royal Tern
3Downy Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
1White-throated Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole

April 14

2Wood Duck
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Snowy Egret
3Tufted Titmouse
3Brown Pelican
1American Goldfinch
1Northern Parula
1Killdeer
2House Finch

April 13

3Ring-billed Gull
1Eastern Bluebird

April 12

1Red-breasted Merganser
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Western Cattle-Egret
5House Sparrow